it might thank you very much, sarah skinner.— much, sarah skinner.ah skinner. thank you for joining us here _ much, sarah skinner. thank you for joining us here on _ much, sarah skinner. thank you for joining us here on bbc— much, sarah skinner. thank you for joining us here on bbc news. - much, sarah skinner. thank you for joining us here on bbc news. now. joining us here on bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. hello, the heat wave is continuing into its fourth day today. much of the uk hot and sunny out there. this was the picture in gwyneth a little bit earlier on. beautiful blue skies there. some of us have had a little bit more cloud, but the temperatures are the real talking point. the hottest day of the year so far was way back injune at 32.2 celsius. but today we're likely to see one or two spots getting up to 32 celsius once again. so potentially the warmest day of the year so far. meanwhile, storm daniel sits in the central mediterranean. now that has brought some really heavy rain to parts of greece, so

look sarah skinner in the e e money better. look sarah skinner in the eye and — money better.ely believe if labour win the next election they will borrow billions and billions to sort out the school estate was that we need to find a way to sorting out the school estate and have a plan for safe redeveloped of schools over time. ~ . . , safe redeveloped of schools over time. . ., ., , , safe redeveloped of schools over time. . . ., i, ., safe redeveloped of schools over time. . . ., i, ,.,.u, ., time. we have a very big backlog and it will be a big _ time. we have a very big backlog and it will be a big challenge _ time. we have a very big backlog and it will be a big challenge to _ time. we have a very big backlog and it will be a big challenge to do - time. we have a very big backlog and it will be a big challenge to do it. i it will be a big challenge to do it. there _ it will be a big challenge to do it. there is— it will be a big challenge to do it. there is no— it will be a big challenge to do it. there is no easy answer on how that will be _ there is no easy answer on how

sarah skinner. another manic - on. sarah skinner.srooms out. and of course there are toilet blocks there. i also had one school with an undetermined area, where i had a surveyor going into day, and that potentially is another ten classrooms, a dining hall and a kitchen. so, yes. to say it is manic is an understatement.— kitchen. so, yes. to say it is manic is an understatement. surveyors are brilliant but — is an understatement. surveyors are brilliant but they _ is an understatement. surveyors are brilliant but they don't _ is an understatement. surveyors are brilliant but they don't come - is an understatement. surveyors are brilliant but they don't come cheap. | brilliant but they don't come cheap. no. to be honest, at the moment, we had two schools with undetermined areas. we had a surveyor in one this morning. the most important thing is that i can't write to parents because ten classrooms out is very different to 20 classrooms out. so i need to let parents know today, so i needed someone to tell me where i am apt, really. neede

earlier we spoke to sarah skinner. penrose learning trust in suffolk, which controls eight schools— three of which are affected. she says the change in policy is going to have a major impact on the schools. around find temporary accommodations incredibly challenging. tell us more about those challenges. what has the department of education asked you to do and how difficult is it going to be to to achieve that? well, we had our own surveys done in 2019 and identified some raac. we had plans in place to work through. much of our concrete was deemed safe. so we started on areas that that were were less good. obviously, the change in policy last week now means that i have three schools. some of those schools have areas identified as red, which means we can't access those those facilities at all. in two schools, i had an undetermined areas, which is problematic in itself because i don't know whether they are safe or not. in one of those schools, we managed to get a surveyor out yesterday and thankfully those areas are now g

live now to sarah skinner.ceo of penrose learning trust in suffolk which controls eight schools, three of which are affected. thanks three of which are affected. forjoining us. this is 5 to thanks forjoining us. this is going to have quite an impact on your schools? . , , , , schools? 0h, incredibly, yes. the late notice _ schools? 0h, incredibly, yes. the late notice and _ schools? 0h, incredibly, yes. the late notice and the _ schools? 0h, incredibly, yes. the late notice and the writing - schools? 0h, incredibly, yes. the late notice and the writing are - late notice and the writing are bound to find temporary accommodation is incredibly challenging. accommodation is incredibly challenging-— accommodation is incredibly challenauin. , ., challenging. tell us more about those challenges. _ challenging. tell us more about those challenges. what - challenging. tell us more about those challenges. what is - challenging. tell us more about those challenges. what is the i those challenges. what is the department fo

we'rejoined now by sarah skinner, from the penrose learning trust, who manages eight schools, some oft or years talking — today? well instead of starting out or years talking to _ today? well instead of starting out or years talking to the _ today? well instead of starting out or years talking to the students, i or years talking to the students, welcoming new staff and students, talking about results over the summer, talking about the year ahead, we are scrabbling to find temporary accommodation and manage the logistics at three of our high schools. i the logistics at three of our high schools. ., ., ., ~ ., schools. i want to talk about some of those logistics. _ schools. i want to talk about some of those logistics. far _ schools. i want to talk about some of those logistics. far from - schools. i want to talk about some of those logistics. far from the - of those logistics. far from the morning you were expecting to have today, having to look for those new facilities, do you have them? where do they come from? how do you organise this sort of thing? we have three companies _ organi